Games using tangible projectile – Golf – Target or obstacle
Patent
1995-11-28
1996-12-31
Marlo, George J.
Games using tangible projectile
Golf
Target or obstacle
A63B 6936
Patent
active
055889182
ABSTRACT:
A golf putting practice device includes a base portion having a surface and a perimeter. The device includes substantially flat ramp structures, connected side-by-side around and substantially adjacent to the perimeter of the base portion. Each ramp structure has a first end and a second end and extends continuously therebetween. The first ends of the ramp structures are disposed radially outward from a center of the base portion so as to define a central cup area, with the portion of the at least one surface of the base portion between the first ends of the ramp structures forming the floor of such central cup area. The device also includes pivotal connection structures mounted to the surface, each of the ramp structures is loosely, pivotally connected at the first end thereof by one of the pivotal connection structures to the surface of the base portion. Each of the ramp structures, in normal putting practice position, extends outwardly from the pivotally connected first end thereof and downwardly until the second end of each of the ramp structures contacts a support surface for the device, to thereby facilitate rolling receipt of a golf ball into the central cup area of the base formed by the radially inwardly disposed first ends of the ramp structures. The putting practice device can be provided in combination with a container portion which connects to the base portion to disguise the putting practice cup device as some other commonly known item when the device is not being used for golf putting practice.
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Eckman Michael G.
Smallwood Paul A.
Marlo George J.
Taylor Nathan Co., Inc.
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